Armature winding machine



May 28, 1935. BALDWIN 2,003,169

ARMATURE WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 9, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR- Frafih A. Baldmh A NEY- May 28, 1935.

F. A, BALDWIN ARMATURE WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct 9, 19:54

4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR- FranhA.Ba/dw/fl i BY I IAT'AEY- May 28, 1935.

F. A. BALDWIN 2,003,169

ARMATURE WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 9, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR- Fran/rA Baldwin 8 Y I M ATT May 28, 1935. F. A. BALDWIN ARMATURE WINDING MACHINE r Filed Oct. 9, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR E'anh A. Ba/dw/'n Patented May 28, 1935. 1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE awaits ABHATUBE WINDING MACHINE 7 Frank .4. Baldwin, Yonkers. N. I. Application October 9, 1934. Serial No. 147.512

1 Claims. (oi 242-13) This invention relates to armature winding other shaft "positioned atthefront of theframe,

machines. and this shaft I. through a chain 2| drives an- A primary object is the provision of means for other shaft 2| positioned at the bottom of the guiding the wire to the armature. frame intermediate the ends thereof.

Another object is to provide means for keeping the wire from moving out of the armature slots.

Another object is to provide means to guide or The armature to be wound, comprising a core position the armature core in proper position for 22; with spaced slots 23 and segments 24 therewiring. between, and a shaft 25 mounting a commutator A further object is to provide means for index- 20 positioned on one end, has one end of its shaft 10 ing the armature to bring the proper slots in the 25 mounted for rotation on a pointed bearing core into line with the wire. member 21 and its other end adapted to be se- A still further object is to provide a machine cured between the jaws of a chuck 23. The shaft of this kind that is simple in construction and 25 carries a collar 23, with pins 3. protruding economical to manufacture and is positive in therefrom, on its end adjacent the commutator. 15 action The chuck member 28 is of ordinary construction Other objects and advantages of the improved and its jaws may be clamped on the armature machine will be apparent from the description shaft or released therefrom by a tool in the usual thereof to follow taken in connection with the manner.

accompanying drawings, in which- 20 Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved feeding and guiding mechmmn machine. The wire 3| to be wound on the armature is Figure 2 is a side view thereof. supplied from a spool 33 mounted on brackets 33 Figure 3 is a front view with the wire spool reon the front beam H- of the frame. Mounted admoved. iacent the front beam H in bearings 34 on the 25 Figure '4 is a detail of the wire guiding and inside beams I! are a pair of rails 35. On these serting mechanism. rails 35 is a slide carriage 36. This carriage as Figure 5 is a detail of the switch mechanism best seen in Fig. 2 supports an upright bracket for brealdng the circuit, and of the resetting member 31, and mounted at a point interme- 30 mechanism. diate itsends is a tubular wire guide member 38. 30

Figure 6 is a detail view of the mechanism for This tubular member 33 is directly in line with keeping the wire aligned with the slots in the the slot 23 of the armature to be wound. armature. An arm 31' is hinged to the top of the bracket Figure 7 is a perspective view of an armature 31 for guiding the armature core in proper pocore with wires wound in the slots. sition by means of spaced flanges 38' carried at 5 Figure 8 is a detail view showing part of the its end. The arm 31" with its flanges 38' is armature moving mechanism and circuit breakmoved away after initially positioning the core. ing mechanism. The slide 36 is'moved along the rails by means Figure 9 is a detail view showing part of the of a lever 39 which extends from the rear to armature indexing mechanism. the front of the frame. This lever 39 is. pivotally 40 Figure 10 is a detail view of a modified form of mounted on a'transverse beam 4! by means of a armature rotating mechanism. fulcrum pin 4|. Its front end engages a down- Referring to the drawings, the improved armawardly extending stud 42 on the slide 36 (see Fig. ture winding machine may be mounted on a .table 3). The lever 38 is actuated from the drive shaft III or other suitable support. Its frame consists It by means of pinions 43 mounted thereon 5 of front beam I i, side beams l2 and rear beam II, which mesh with gears 44 on upright stub shafts the side beams being preferably channel irons. 45. Each of these upright shafts 45 mounts a cam 46. These cams are somounted on the shafts Dmmg mechamm 45 that their operating faces are positioned at The machine is preferably operated by an elecan angle to ac other. d p 0V8! pp s t 50 tric motor l4. The drive may be taken-from the {Edges 01 the level motor shaft by chain II or otherflexible member. 011 8 Stub Shaft 47 Positioned i y below This chain drives 1 ,11; l. t d in bearings the armature shaft! to one side of the frame is I I I on the side beams, at the rear of the machine. plv y m t d a i arm car y g a The shaft It by. means of a chain ll drives anfinger piece 40 at its extreme free end; and on a Armature positioning mechanism 5 similar stub shaft 59 at the opposite side is a similar rocker arm 8| with a finger 52. Each of the rocker arms 48 and II- is connected to a spring pressed lever 39' for resetting same to normal position. v

Mounted on the rotatable shaft l9 in front of the rocker arm 99, on the stub shaft 41, and adapted to engage said arm is a cam 54; anda similar cam," is mounted in front of the rocker arm 5| forengagement therewith.

The sliding carriage 38 has a movable wire pusher member'comprising an upright member 59 mounted on a pair of spring pressed plungers 51 horizontally and slidably mounted in bearings 58 on the carriage. When the carriage moves to its farthest point on one side-of the frame the upright pusher member 96 is positioned behind said finger 49 (see Fig. 1) and is adapted to be engaged thereby, and when the carriage is moved to its farthest point on the opposite side, the upright pusher memberis positioned behind the other finger member 52 and is adapted to be moved or pushed thereby.

Intermediate the frame and on the top thereof and behind the armature is a shaft 59 and rockingly mounted on this shaft at a point near one side of the armature core is a bell crank rocker arm having one arm 89 extending forwardly and carrying a finger piece 6! at its extreme end, and its other arm 62 extending downwardly and mounting a weight 63 The arm 69 when rocked downwardly is adapted to bring the finger piece GI close to the end of the slot in the armature core that is being wired. On the same shaft 59 at a point near the opposite side of the armature core is another bell crank rocker arm having one arm 64 extending forwardly to the armature core and carrying a finger piece 65 at its extreme end, and its other arm 86 extending downwardly and forwardly and mounting a weight 61. The arm 84 when rocked upwardly is adapted to bring the finger piece close tothe opposite end of the slot in the armature core that is being wired.

On the shaft 2| which is directly under the shaft 59 is a cam 88 pwitioned adjacent to the downwardly extending arm 62 which is adapted to be moved thereby. Another cam 69 is mounted on the shaft 2| adjacent to the downwardly extending arm 99 in position to move the same.

Armature rotating mechanism The armature must be partially-rotated after each travel of the carriage 36. The mechanism for doing this includes a shaft I9 mounted in a bearing 1| near the front of the frame in line with the pointed bearing member 21. One end of the chuck 28 is mounted on the inner end of this shaft 19. On the outer end of this shaft 19 outside of the frame is a toothed wheel I2. Loosely mounted on a stub shaft I3 below the shaft I9 is a sprocket wheel I4. The toothed wheel I2 and sprocket wheel I4 are on the same vertical plane and are connected by a chain 15.

Secured tothe outer end of the drive shaft it outside of the frame is a disc I6 and adjustably mounted on said disc I8 is a lever I1. On the outer end of the shaft I3 and positioned close to the sprocket wheel II is a lever- 18. To one end of the lever 18 is fastened one end of a tie rod I9, the other end of which rod is fast to one end of the lever I1. Mounted in'a slot 89 in the other free end of the lever 19 is a pin or bolt 8|. The free end of this pin 8I extends into the space between the spokes and is adapted to engage the spokes when the lever I8 is rocked.

Indexing mechanism After a plurality of turns have been wound to form one coil, the armature, is indexed so as to bring the next adjacent set of slots in proper position to receive the wire for winding the next coil. To accomplish this a disc 82 is fastened to the shaft 19 near its outer end, and mounted loosely on the same shaft-is another disc 83, the face of the disc 83 being in sliding contact with the face of disc 82. The disc 82 is provided with a series of spaced openings 84, equal in number to the number of slots 23 in the armature core. This disc 82 is also provided with studs 85 for the purpose of turning the disc. The disc 83 mounts a spring pressed pin or bolt 88 which passes through said disc 83 and is adapted to be pressed into one of the openings 89 in disc 82 in order to hold the two discs fast to each other. The openings 84 in the disc 82 are adapted to be aligned with the slots 23 in the armature core.

Journalled in a bracket 81 on one side of the frame is a stub shaft, 88 and mounted on the outer end of this shaft 88 is a toothed wheel 89 provided with an inner hub portion 99. The periphery of this wheel 89 is directly below and in line with a strap 9I secured to the hub 92 of the disc I6. Opon rotation of the disc'IG this strap 9| is adapted to engage one of the teeth of the wheel 89 and rotate it one notch. Carried on the inner face of the wheel 89 near the periphery thereof and extending inwardly thereof is a stop pin 93 which is adapted to engage a stop member 94 mounted on the bracket 81 and to prevent further backward rotation of the wheel 89 upon resetting. Another pin 95 is carried by the wheel 89 on the inner face thereof at a point opposite to the stop pin 93. The pin 95 is for the purpose of breaking the circuit hereinafter to be described.

Circuit opening and closing mechanism with the stationary member 91 to close the cir- The bar 99 extends forwardly of the frame cuit.

and its forward end is in line with the pin 95 on the inner face of the toothed wheel 89. When this pin 95 engages the forward end of the bar 99 it lifts it upward and the rear end thereof moves,

downwardly separating the switch members and opening the circuit.

A chain or flexible member I 92 has one end circled around the hub 99 and made fast thereto. This member I92 extends forwardly of the frame to the front thereof and has a handle I93 on its free forward end. In order to restore the switch members to closed circuit position, the flexible member I92 is pulled so as to turn the toothed wheel backward to free the pin 95 from the bar 99, permitting the spring IM to pull the movable switch member 99 into contact with the stationary member 91. The pin 93 engages stop 94 preventing further movement of the wheel.

, lever 18 by means of the rod II. when the le- Operation of the machine 'In operation, the armature core 22 is mounted on. the machine by mounting one end of its shaft on the pointed bearing member 21 and its other'end in the loose jaws of) the chuck 28. The hinged guidearm 81' is then swung over the core so that the spaced flanges 88' thereof fit into two adiacent slots 28 of the core. When the flanges are thus fitted into the slots 28 the core is in proper position for wiring. The chuck 28 is then turned slightly or adjusted so that an opening I04 in the outer face of the chuck is in line with the slot that is to be wired. A pin I85 slidably mounted on the frame and adapted to be moved by a knob I06 is then slid into said opening I84 to hold the chuck in alignment. The jaws of the chuck are then tightened by a tool in the usual manner. The disc 82 of the indexing mechanism is next adjusted or turned so that one of its openings 84 registers with the opening in the disc 83 so that the spring pressed pin 88 may be pressed into said openings to hold the two fast. When the two discs are so held one of the openings 84 in the disc 82 will bealigned with the working slot in the armature core.

The motor 14 isstarted and the power therefrom is brought to the drive shaft l6 through the chain l and slidingclutch' I01 operated by a handle I08. The shaft I6 through the intermeshing pinions 43 and gears 44. drives the cams 46 which alternately move the lever 39 from side to side.

The forward end of the lever 39 is operatively connected to the carriage 38 and slides the same along the rails 35. The wire 3| is passed through the tubular guide 38 which is in alignment with the slot 23 to be wired in the armature core, the free introductory end of the wire having first been made fast by hand to one of the pins 30 on the collar 29. The carriage 36 by means of the tubular guide 98 carries the wire along the slot in back of the guide and when it is carried to the extreme end of the slot, for example, the,

right hand end as viewed in Fig. 1, the cam 55 on the shaft [9, which is moved by the chain I8, will have been rocked so that its working face will slide across the lever arm 5|, which at this time has its finger 52 positioned behind the pusher member 56, and cause said finger 52 to move saidpusher member 56 toward the armature core and force the wire deep into the slot thereof. At the same time the lever arm -60 is rocked downwardly by the cam 68 on shaft 2| so that its finger 6| prevents the looped wire from spreading above the slot or to one side of the core. When the wire is carried to the opposite side of the core, the cam 54 moves the lever arm 48 with its finger 49, forcing the wire into said slot at such side. Simultaneously the lever arm 84 is rocked upwardly so that its finger 65 prevents such spreading below the slot and to the other side thereof. The arm 64 is rocked by the cam 69 on shaft 2 I. The various cams have their working faces so positioned on the shaft that they work at time intervals. The weights on the levers 60 and 54 return them to normal position.

After the wire has been carried along the slot from end to end, the armature core is flopped or turned 160 degrees so that the slot on the opposite side is presented for wiring in order to complete one loop of wire. This turning movement is accomplished by means of the drive shaft l6 moving the lever II, which in turn pulls and pushes the ver 18 is pushed one way its protruding-pin ll pushes the spoke of the sprocket wheel thus tuming it in one direction, and when it is pulled the other way its pin strikes the adjacent spoke of the wheel turning it the opposite way. The sprocket wheel 14 drives the toothed wheel I2 by means of the chain I51 The toothed wheel 12 is fast on shaft II and thus rotates the armature core 22, which is also fast to the shaft 10, first one way and then the opposite way. This turning movement takes place at theend of each travel of the carriage 38. While the carriage is travelling across the face of the armature core the pin 8| on the lever 18 is travelling between the adjacent spokes and accomplishes no work as is obvious.

When the opposite slots that are being wired have the required number 01' loops of wire therein, say for instance eight loops, the protruding wire is crossed over the commutator 28 by hand and looped around one of the pins 88 of the collar 29 as shown in Fig. 7. v

The pin 95 on the toothed wheel 89 is so positioned that the disc 18 will have rotated the necessary number of times, say eight times for eight loops, to bring said pin around to strike the movable member 99 of the switch and open the circuit to stop the machine.

The indexing disc 82 is then adjusted or turned by means of the studs 85, the pin 86 having first been retracted, so that a different opening 84 in the disc 82 aligns with the opening in the disc 83 when the pin is again pressed into the aligned openings. By means of this adjustment a different set of oppositely disposed slots 23 of the armature core is presented to the tubular guide 38 for wiring. The flexible member or chain I02 is then pulled by means of the handle I03 in order to rotate the toothed wheel 89 backward to carry the switch breaking pin 85 away from the movable switch member 99 and permit the spring lill to pull said switch member 99 into contact with the stationary member 91 and close the circuit and start the machine up again. The cycle of movements is then repeated.

When all of the slots in the armature core have been sufficiently wired, the core is taken oh and the protruding ends of the wire are soldered or otherwise suitably secured in the slots of the commutator 25 in the ordinary'manner.

In order to wind armature cores having different numbers of slots, the disc 82 is removed and replaced by a disc-having openings similar in number to the number of slots in the core. The stroke of the lever 18 and rod 19 is then made longer or shorter as is necessary by sliding the pin 8| further down or up in the slot 80 so that the travel between the spokes of wheel 14 is longer or shorter as desired. The length of the stroke may also be adjusted by means of the pin and slot connection of lever 11.

turns of wire in the opposite slots 22, the pin 95 on the toothed wheel is positioned so that the disc I6 will turn a number of times equal to the number of loops desired, before said pin strikes the movable switchmember 99 to break the circuit. 1

Figure 10 illustrates a modified form of drive for turning the armature core, showing a gear segment I89 instead of the sprocket wheel shown in the other form. The teeth of the gear segment meshes with a gear III fast on the shaft 10 which mounts the armature core and associated parts. The gear segment is moved by the pin 8| carried by the lever 18.

Other changes in details might be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention and it is desired to be limited only by the appended claims and the state of the prior art.

I claim:

1. In an armature winding machine, means for rotatably supporting an armature core, means for feeding wire to a core slot and means for automatically turning the armature core, said turning means including a drive shaft, a sprocket wheel,

vmeans of connection between the sprocket wheel and armature core and a lever operatively connected to the drive shaft and sprocket wheel for moving the wheel.

2. In an armature winding machine, means for rotatably supporting an armature core; means for feeding wire to a core slot, said feeding means including a slidable carriage, a device for moving said carriage and a tubular member carried by the carriage for guiding the wire to the core slot; and means for automatically turning the armature core including a drive shaft, a sprocket wheel, means of connection between the sprocket wheel and armature core and a lever operatively connected to the drive shaft and sprocket wheel for moving the wheel.

3. In an armature winding machine, means for rotatably supporting an armature core, means for feeding wire to a core slot, means for preventing wire from spreading out. of the core slot when feeding, said meansincluding rockable levers at the ends of the slot with fingers adapted to be moved adjacent the slot, one of said fingers being above and the other below the center line of the core and means for automatically turning the armature core.

4. In an armature winding machine, a frame, means for supporting an armature core, means for feeding wire to the core slots, and means for initially positioning said armature core to properly align a slot thereof with said feeding means, said positioning means including a hinged member mounted on a portion of the frame remote from the supporting means and being provided with spaced flanges adapted to engage a pair of adjacent slots of the core.

5. In an armature winding machine, a frame, bearings on the frame for rotatably supporting an armature core, a supply of wire, a slidable carriage for carrying the wire along a slot in the core,

a drive shaft, a lever pivotally supported on a portion of said frame and operatively connected to said drive shaft, means of connection between said lever and slidable carriage for moving the latter, a toothed wheel connected to said core bearings, asprocket wheel connected to said toothed wheel, and a lever operatively connected to said drive shaft and movable between a pair of adjacent spokes of said sprocket wheel while the carriage is sliding along the core slot and being adapted to strike one of said spokes at the end of the travel of said carriage for rotating said armature core.

6. In an armature winding machine, a frame, means for rotatably supporting an armature core,

-means for feeding and guiding a supply of wire to a slot of said armature core, and means for rotating said armature core, said feeding and guiding means including a drive shaft on the frame, a supply of wire, a pair of spaced rails on the frame, a carriage slidable along said rails, a lever operatively connected to said drive shaft and carriage for moving the latter, a tubular member carried by the carriage for guiding the wire to the core slot, a pair of spring pressed plungers mounted on the carriage and adapted to force the wire into the slot at the end of each travel of the carriage and a rockable lever arm at each end of the core for moving said plunger toward the core,

drive shaft for rocking said lever arms.

7. In an armature winding machine, means for rotatably supporting an armature core, means for feeding wire to a core slot including a traveling carriage, means for forcing said wire into the bottom of said slot including a pair of plungers on said carriage, said plungers being operable alternately, means for preventing the wire from spreading out of the core slot when feeding including a rockable lever at each end of the slot each lever having a finger adapted to yieldingly engage the coil and means for automatically turning the armature core.

FRANK A. BALDWIN.

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